Cracker Barrel Flipflops on Nixing 'Duck Dynasty' Items From Shelves

Less than 48 hours after Cracker Barrel announced plans to pull Duck Dynasty items off its shelves in the wake of cast member Phil Robertson's anti-gay comments, the Southern country store and restaurant chain has reversed its decision.

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Cracker Barrel's reversal of its former position was posted this morning to Facebook, following a flurry of negative responses from customers and fans who showed support to the patriarch of the "Duck Dynasty" family.

"When we made the decision to remove and evaluate certain Duck Dynasty items, we offended many of our loyal customers. Our intent was to avoid offending, but that's just what we've done," the company wrote. "You flat out told us we were wrong. We listened."

"People weren't shy. They wrote, called and took to social media," company spokesman Jeff Eller told ABC News about the company's decision to go back on its original pledge to ax "selected products" from its stores.

The restaurant was the first major retailer to announce its stance on the Robertson scandal since his remarks went public.

"Free speech is an endangered species. Those 'intolerants' hatin' and taking on the 'Duck Dynasty' patriarch for voicing his personal opinion are taking on all of us," Palin wrote on Facebook Wednesday night in a post featuring a photo of her with the cast of "Duck Dynasty."

Cruz also took to Facebook, writing, "The reason that so many Americans love 'Duck Dynasty' is because it represents the America usually ignored or mocked by liberal elites: a family that loves and cares for each other, believes in God, and speaks openly about their faith."

Meanwhile, there has been a large wave of support of his suspension.

Gay rights advocate group GLAAD released a statement calling Robertson's sentiments "some of the vilest and most extreme statements uttered against LGBT people in a mainstream publication."

"Phil and his family claim to be Christian, but Phil's lies about an entire community fly in the face of what true Christians believe," GLAAD spokesman Wilson Cruz said. "He clearly knows nothing about gay people or the majority of Louisianans -– and Americans –- who support legal recognition for loving and committed gay and lesbian couples. Phil's decision to push vile and extreme stereotypes is a stain on A&E and his sponsors, who now need to re-examine their ties to someone with such public disdain for LGBT people and families."

"Duck Dynasty" is the highest-rated non-scripted series on television. The show recently aired a Christmas special that drew more than 9 million viewers. It is set to return for the rest of its fourth season run in January.

The Robertson family released a statement Friday night in support of their patriarch and threatening to walk away from the reality TV show.

"We cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm," the family said, adding they "are in discussions with A&E to see what that means for the future."